Labour Statistics (Hansard, 13 March 1991)

§ Mr. Trotter
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) whether he will estimate the number of new jobs created in the constituencies of Tynemouth, Langbaurgh, Darlington and Stockton, South(a) since February 1981 and (b) since June 1987;
(2) whether he will give the number of people at work in the constituencies of Tynemouth, Langbaurgh, Darlington and Stockton, South in February 1981, June 1983, June 1987 and February 1991.

Mr. Jackson
The available information for the constituencies is from the censuses of employment held in 1981, 1984 and 1987 and is given in the table. The figures relate only to employees in employment; they exclude the self-employed and members of Her Majesty's forces.
contact with the tourism industry about the effects of the crisis. My noble Friend recently announced the launch of a campaign this month to promote holidays at home in the United Kingdom. My Department is also making available an additional £800,000 to the British Tourist Authority to mount a recovery campaign in overseas markets.

§ Mr. Tony Lloyd
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list for the financial years 1987–88 to 1991–92, all moneys given by central Government to tourism and the tourist industry under its different headings, including grant assistance to the tourist boards and section 4 grants.

§ Mr. Forth
The Government's financial support for the statutory tourist boards is as follows:
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1986–87 £ million 1987–88 £ million 1988–89 £ million 1989–90 £ million 1990–91 £ million 1991–92 £ million

British Tourist Authority 20.4 22.0 23.7 25.6 27.5 29.5

English Tourist Board (grant in aid) 10.3 11.3 12.6 13.4 14.8 14.7

Section 4 (ETB) 9.5 12.0 13.2 8.4 2.3 1.1

Scottish Tourist Board 6.1 6.1 6.8 7.9 8.6 9.1

Section 4 (STB) 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.5

Wales Tourist Board 5.4 5.5 5.9 6.5 7.25 7.7

Section 4 (WTB) 2.5 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.6

Northern Ireland 2.64 3.05 3.37 3.69 4.72 —²

Section 4 (NI)1 3.03 1.93 2.04 2.01 2.15 —²

¹ The Development of Tourism Act does not extend to Northern Ireland. The figures shown are for grants made to develop the Northern Ireland tourism industry.

² These figures are not yet available.

The Government's support for other tourism-related activity in 1988–89, the last year for which figures are available, is estimated to be about £380 million (excluding expenditure by local authorities).

§ Mr. Tony Lloyd
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of the British Tourist Authority's expenditure in the financial years 1987 to 1991–92 has been provided directly by the Government as grant in aid.

§ Mr. Forth
The proportions are as follows:

Per cent.

1987–88 59

1988–89 63

1989–90 65

1990–91 69

1991–92 68

The figures for 1990–92 are estimates by the British Tourist Authority.

	1986–87 £ million	1987–88 £ million	1988–89 £ million	1989–90 £ million	1990–91 £ million	1991–92 £ million
British Tourist Authority	20.4	22.0	23.7	25.6	27.5	29.5
English Tourist Board (grant in aid)	10.3	11.3	12.6	13.4	14.8	14.7
Section 4 (ETB)	9.5	12.0	13.2	8.4	2.3	1.1
Scottish Tourist Board	6.1	6.1	6.8	7.9	8.6	9.1
Section 4 (STB)	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.3	3.6	3.5
Wales Tourist Board	5.4	5.5	5.9	6.5	7.25	7.7
Section 4 (WTB)	2.5	3.1	3.3	3.4	3.2	3.6
Northern Ireland	2.64	3.05	3.37	3.69	4.72	—²
Section 4 (NI)1	3.03	1.93	2.04	2.01	2.15	—²
¹ The Development of Tourism Act does not extend to Northern Ireland. The figures shown are for grants made to develop the Northern Ireland tourism industry.
² These figures are not yet available.

	Per cent.
1987–88	59
1988–89	63
1989–90	65
1990–91	69
1991–92	68